James Alexander III (1772 - 1851)

Born 16 Feb 1772 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Kitty (Walker) Alexander — married 1798 in Alabama

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1851 at age 79 in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, United States

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Biography

James Alexander was 79 years old when he died in 1851. He had 14 children, buried two spouses. When he was eight years old his family moved to that part of Rowan County NC which later was named Iredell County, NC. He studied for the ministry and taught school a short time at an academy on Bullock's Creek. James Alexander moved to Lawrence Co, Alabama in 1819, just 4 years before the death of Kitty, his first spouse. When Kitty died in May of 1823, James married Elizabeth Sheffield on July 6, 1823. ^[1]

Spouses:

1. Elizabeth "Betsey" Sheffield Alexander (1802 - 1846)
2. Catherine "Kitty" Walker Alexander (1782 - 1823)

Children:

1. William Wilburn Alexander (1803 - 1873)
2. David Clay Alexander (1806 - 1893)
3. James Monroe Alexander (1815 - 1894)
4. Mary Ann Alexander Aldridge (1819 - 1851)
5. George Washington Alexander (1821 - 1879)
6. Malinda Elizabeth Alexander Thompson (1832 - 1910)
7. Riley W Alexander (1840 - 1863)

Only 5 graves make up the "Old Alexander Cemetery". James Alexander, Kitty (Walker) Alexander, (right of James) Elizabeth (Sheffield) Alexander(left of James), Mary Alexander Aldridge,and her husband John Newton Aldridge, SR. James, Mary and John all died within 3 months of each other. Many deaths occurred August thru November in 1851. Chlorea Epidemic not verified.

The "Alexander Cemetery" adjoins the Old Alexander Cemetery. There are also slaves buried in a place near James and the other graves. These graves are marked with rocks while James and others have large imposing granite headstones.

Sources

1. ↑ #FG, #C1850

• Ancestry
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 October 201), memorial page for James Alexander (16 Feb 1772–26 Aug 1851), Find a G4rave Memorial no. 27853134, citing Old Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn Alexander Primero (contributor 47965523) Find A Grave: Memorial #27853134.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 12 April 2016), James Alexander, Lawrence county, Lawrence, Alabama, United States; citing family 299, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/11403448/person/1793478937
• 1800 United States Federal Census
• Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 (Spouse Betsy Sheffield); Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research